Yesterday I made it over the Golden Gate bridge to San Francisco (despite the wind!) and took Edna on the BART to the office of Fairtrade USA in Oakland. Fairtrade USA is the organisation that coordinates the certification of Fair Trade products in the USA, much as Fair Trade (Transfair) Canada does in Canada.
So if you see the Fair Trade logo on a product from the US, Fair Trade USA oversaw that certification process independently and was able to verify that product adheres to the principles of Fair Trade. By purchasing such a product, you know that it has been through this process, unlike some products that claim to be ‘fairly traded’ or similar but have no way of reliably being able to prove such claims.
I met with Courtney Lang who showed me around the office, allowed me to meet some of the other staff and give me an insight into how Fair Trade USA operates.
For more information about Fair Trade (Transfair) USA, visit:
A Fair Trade Bike Ride 
Hey hey! You’ve made across the golden gate and what lovely greeting (awesome smile in the pic where you’re infront of the shelves of FT products)